Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-09
NOT LOG ROLLING
An Easter Custom that the Presid ent and
His Wife VIII Witness.

An Easter Custom that the President and
His Wife VIII Witness.
WASHINGTON, April Sth.-On Easter
Monday Mrs. Cleveland will come in from
0akview, where she has been for the past
few days, to see the egg-rolling in the
White House grounds. This will be a
novel spectacle to her, and is one of the
most curious and distinctive children's
custom in the world. Egg rolling at Easter
is common enough, but why Washington
children, for longer back than anybody can
should on that day take posses
sion of one particular spot is as queer as
in the mysterious realms of child
myths and customs. 1t is required of
every President that, besides giving up his
private grounds on that day, he shall come
out at least once during the afternoon and
show himself on the south portico. No
doubt Frankie" as the children call Mrs.
will be anxlously expected on
Monday, and her arrival will be hailed
even more than the Presidents.
Blaine's Illness.
ST. LOUIS, April Sth.-Sensationa stories
have been telegraphed abroad that James
G. Blaine was seriously ill at Fort Gibson,
Indian Territory. The fact is that he
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but he is doing well and will be all right
in few days.
IN OTHER WORDS, THERE ISN'T MUCH THE
MATTER WITH HIM.
ST. LOUIS, April Sth.-The following dis
patch was received by the Associated Press
at $50 tonight in reply to telegram sent
this morning to the commandant of the
post at Fort Gibson, asking for an account
of Mr.. Blaine's sickness
FORT GIBSON qndian Territory. April sth-
To the associated Press: Mr.. Blaine is suffering
from bronchial catarrh with fever of remit
ting type. He sleeps well, and has no typhoid
symptoms. His respiration is normal.
CHARLES P. BERNE, Post Surgeon.
Rates from Chicago East.
CHICAGO, April Sth.-The General Pas
senger Agent of the Pennsylvania Com
pany has sent a private and confidential
letter to the General Passenger Agents of
Western lines, stating that his road had
only temporarily agreed to an allowance of
differential rates 10 the weak lines east of
Chicago and st. Louis, and that his COM
pany would claim that any road selling
through tickets at rates higher than any
other road was guilty of discrimination
under the interstate commerce law He
asks the views of Western passenger agents
in the matter. The move is understood to
be to deprive the Chicago and Grand Trunk
and other lines of the privilege of making
a rate to the seaboard OF 81 30 less than the
present rate.
Designs for New Dollars.
WASHINGTON. April Sth.-The Director
of the Mint, with The approval of the Sec
retary of the Treasury, has issued a circular
inviting designs for diverse and reverse for
silver dollars and minor coins of the United
States. An award of not to exceed $500
will be made for each accepted set of de-
signs. The circular is addressed to we'll
known artists, and invites them to study
the coins belonging TO the Cabinet of the
Mint at Philadelphia, which contains sew
eral pattern pieces, the designs of which
are believed TO be superior to those of sew
eral of the current coins
Postal Matters.
WASHINGTON. April Sjh-New Postoffices
have been established at Frohm and Hills
dale, Santa Clara county, with Charles C.
Frohm and Nellie Ford, respectively, as
Postmasters.
Edgar L. Reed has been commissioned
Postmaster at Junction City.
Changes in star schedules have been or
dered as follows: Copperopolis to Tele-
graph City-Leave Copperopolis Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays at $50 p. NJ, and
arrive at Telegraph City by P NJ. Leave
Telegraph City Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays at 4:l0 P. NJ, and arrive at Cop
peropolis by $40 P. NJ.
The Earthquake Crank.
WASHINGTON, April Sth- Prof F. l..
Copen. of Boston, who predicted the
Charleston earthquake of last year and has
accurately foretold other seismic disturb
ances, sends the following card to the Re
publican: ' hasten to give you the next
strong earthquake period, April eth to 18th.
The critical days are from tbe 10th 10 18th.
Its forces are rather intense and concen-
trated, l. e., grouped closely together, but
perhaps not quite so severe as some that
have occurred within the past years"
Proposed Labor Consolidation.
PIrTsBURG (Pa.), April Sth-The coal
miners throughout the country are discuss
ing the formation of a gigantic organizl-
tion by the amalgamation of the National
Federation of the Miners with the National
Society of the Knights of Labor Hereto
fore considerable jealousy has been mani
tested between members of the two organi-
cations, but lately their officials have
shown disposition to agree upon a plan
for mutual benefit.
UNeu Up LOT LOST
New YORK, April Sth.-All hope of the
missing steamer Carmona ever being heard
of again is now given up, and her name
has been added to the long list of those re-
ported as lost. At the office of Funk Edye
to- day, it was said that they never expected
to hear any tidings of her. They believed
that the Carmona was lost, and that was
all there was to it.
Death of a Fine Horse.
PITrsBURG, April Ship II. Hacke's
fve-year-old trotting stallion Prince
Harold, by Harold, dam Winnie Mutt. by
died suddenly this morning of
collie. Prince Harold was one of the most
animals in Hacke's stable.
Boyton Reaches Sing Sing.
SING SING IN. ", April sth.-Captain
Boyton arrived here this evening at 7;15
O'clock after swim of twelve miles
against the tide and put up for the night.
He will start from Sing Sing
in the morning on his way to New York.
Seven to Four.
ST. LOUIS, April sth.-The second game
in the worlds championship series proved
to be one of the most brilliant and stub.
bornly-contested struggles ever played and
the Chicagoes were defeated only after
hard battle. Caruthers pitched magnifi-
cent game, and was ably supported
Score-St. Louis, I Chi
cago, 4.
Its First appointment.
WASHINGTON, April Sth.-The Interstate
Commerce Commission has appointed e.
L. Pugh, of Alabama, to clerkship under
that Commission. Mr.. Pugh is son of
Senator Pugh. This is the first appoint
ment made by the Commission.
Coming to the Land of Refuge.
New YORK, April sth To-day 4,273
emigrants were landed at Castle Garden,
the largest number in one day at this sea-
son of the year since Castle Garden was
first used as a reception place for immi-
grants.